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I don’t normally spend my time blogging about political
party manifestoes mainly because a. we don’t have elections that often; and b.
because they are usually pretty vague and unexciting. But UKIP have today published their integration agenda as
part of their 2017 General Election manifesto. To say it is extreme and
ill-thought out is understatement even for a party whose policies usually lack both
subtlety and common sense. In fact, it’s so extreme that I didn’t believe it
was real until I saw it being reported by several reliable news organisations
with quotes from party leaders. First, they plan to ban “face coverings in public places”.
An interesting idea and one I’ve never understood because it will require
exemptions for bee-keepers, police on riot/terrorist duties, people who live in
really cold places like the north, motorcyclists, the list goes on and on. It’s
also really difficult to ban “face coverings” – what does it mean? If it rains
and I put my hood up it dips over my fa…

I am a solicitor-advocate who specialises in motoring law with a particular interest in representing clients who have been charged with criminal driving offences involving alcohol, such as drink driving and failing to provide a specimen of breath.